I filled up a 1gig card on the weekend with my *ist D and maxed out at 76 RAW files. OTOH it's the first time I've filled an entire card.
Dave S On Apr 12, 2005 11:39 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Apr 11, 2005, at 6:10 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> The *ist DS file size is much > >> improved but still not as good as most. > > > > I'm always suprised when I hear how many Canon raw files fit on a xxx > > sized > > card. They seem to get quite high compression levels for their raw > > files. > > With the 10D, writing RAW format with the camera set to its defaults, I > obtain 127 RAW files per a 1G CF card. If I modify the defaults with a > custom function and minimize the embedded JPEG file, I can get 143 RAW > exposures per 1G card. > > With the *ist DS, I get 100-105 RAW format exposures on a 1G SD card. > > So the Canon will store 27-43% more RAW exposures per 1G card. While > this is a useful improvement in space efficiency, I don't really > consider that significant. Yeah, sure, I need 3 1G SD cards for the DS > compared to 2 1G CF cards for the 10D, but they're cheap enough as to > not be that much of a burden nowadays. I don't often need more than one > 1G card anyway, unless I'm traveling. > > Godfrey > >
